Saturday, January 2, 2010

January plans and theme

while blog surfing, i came upon the blog by sun and candlelight and love her idea of themes & plans for each month. i'm hoping this will help me to focus and organize so i don't think 'oh, i should have done _____ this month!' then, i'll have something to look back on and refer to each year and add to as i need. i hope it will also give us inspiration for our homeschooling ruts as well.

nature:
~begin collecting seed catalogs
~go through existing seeds and make a list of what's needed
~make a list of new plants/herbs i want to try this year
~snow? (becoming more rare it seems)
~tracks in the snow
~full wolf moon (30)
~fill the bird feeders daily
~gather and prepare maple tree tapping equipment
~keep a hole in the water pond ice for the fish; observe life through the hole
~observe the plants under the snow and ice
~log daily happenings in garden journal

home:
~thank you notes
~finish putting away solstice decorations
~print off new calendar
~order any seed catalogs not received
~gather tax documents
~plan valentine's day surprises for kids
~plan imbolc activities
~dedicate a plastic bin for solstice to start storing away stocking stuffers and hand made gifts as i acquire them
~create a work sheet to list items for the storage bin
~play more board games with the kids

stories/books:
~read through the wild heart of mary
~sevenwater series

field trips and homeschool activities:
~visit alton for eagle days and try to see the nesting eagles
~resume thursday playdays

Love your wood stove! I understand the pains it can be with heating of ones own water. We did it as kids which was not bad when we used a large metal tub basin in the kitchen.We had to do laundry in the bathroom tub for awhile too.LOL.I have a question for you...Do you feed your dogs a raw diet? I know I read from someone on my list they do and You were the first to pop in my head. Have some questions about it, so I am looking for someone to get tips on the balance/methods.

"This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof." -Neil Gaiman

2015 Homestead Focus
-keeping the chickens and turkeys out of the garden
-straighten up the wild and unruly gardens
-growing more grains (millet, oats) and storage crops (root veggies, winter squash)
-purge excess junk in the house and shed